The Watch will record various activities without the presence of the iPhone. Having said that, it does not have a GPS chip so if you want accuracy in regard to distance, you will need to have your iPhone on you while you run.

The Watch will record various activities without the presence of the iPhone. Having said that, it does not have a GPS chip so if you want accuracy in regard to distance, you will need to have your iPhone on you while you run.

Im 99% sure that the watch will not track all the information about the run, being away from the phone the watch just remembers steps and motion to help complete the 3 rings (they sync to the phone once in range again) it will not record distance etc.

An estimated Distance will be recorded. And if you have run with the watch and phone before, it may be fairly accurate -- on longer runs within a half mile. It measures your gate and cadence to estimate how far you ran. Sometimes it's more accurate than others. Depending on what you're using it for, it may be sufficient to give you an idea.

Im 99% sure that the watch will not track all the information about the run, being away from the phone the watch just remembers steps and motion to help complete the 3 rings (they sync to the phone once in range again) it will not record distance etc.

And I'm 99% sure that you are incorrect. As long as you're running the activity app, the watch will track active calories, total time, total distance, avg pace, and avg heart rate, with or without the phone. As others have noted, it will just be less accurate on distance.

And I'm 99% sure that you are incorrect. As long as you're running the activity app, the watch will track active calories, total time, total distance, avg pace, and avg heart rate, with or without the phone. As others have noted, it will just be less accurate on distance.

I agree w this. In my experience, the distance is pretty accurate too not having the phone w you. I also have a Microsoft band 2 that has GPS and they are close for the first 2-3 miles. I don't run much further than that so I don't know how far off it would be with higher mileage.